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azurleaf t1_j41vdyj wrote

Reply to comment by namesarenotus in Intel breaks the 6GHz barrier with $699 Core i9-13900KS processor by Avieshek

My 3080 running Folding@Home was basically my heater for a bit a while back.

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Rain1dog t1_j421d4f wrote

I miss seeing SETI running on my dads P3 on a CRT as a kid. Walking past the office at 2am hearing the cpu making its noises, lights on the modem flashing, having the urge to fire up TFC or CS1.6 and dick around on well or 2Fort.

God I fucking miss those days.

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TheSeek3r_ t1_j42leka wrote

Maaaan, I miss well and 2fort. Those were the days!

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Rain1dog t1_j42lx1p wrote

Indeed they were! Loved setting up a sentry at the bottom of our base with a dispenser in the hallway leading down.

Or playing as a spy on the snipers perch on 2Fort.

Or as a medic spamming infection at a spawn location infecting everyone!! Haha, guaranteed way of having others personally hunting you down.

The days of Half-Life, Unreal, Tribes, Quake, Doom, EverQuest, Asheron’s Call, Dark age of Camelot, City of Hero’s, Earth and Beyond were so much fun!

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Drone314 t1_j42vlws wrote

>Tribes

Oh man, those were the days. 2 best days ever, the day I brought home a 3DFX graphics card and the day I got cable internet. Ping's and frames so good they kicked you thinking you were a cheater.

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Rain1dog t1_j42wgp7 wrote

Ha! The day I got the 3DFX and saw Quake II IN 3D blew my mind. How the world was in actual 3D. Seeing that effect for the first few times was so satisfying.

I still remember the first day we got Cox cable instead of Compuserve because I had been trying to download the trailer for Castlevania 64 from Ign64. I was floored the 30mb clip took 27 seconds instead of hours.

Then walking past my Dad’s office around 2am seeing SETI running on the Gateway p3 makes me nostalgic. Hearing the cpu make its noise, seeing the lights flicker off the walls from the modem…

Such great times!

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poostew t1_j44x5o2 wrote

Yeah, absolutely mind blowing to be able to click on a link and it just loaded instead of taking minutes. It was like switching to a SSD for the first time but 1000x more insane. The world at my fingertips INSTANTLY.

Mario 64 was my biggest mind blowing experience graphically. Grand Theft Auto in 3D was a generational leap as well that I haven't really experienced since.

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way2funni t1_j43ijgf wrote

come on steam and search for Drippy's Golden Showers Retirement Community ( all day/night Team Fortress Classic ) it's most active evenings after 7pm EST and weekends. break out your reading glasses and get in here. It'll be fun (they said)

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sillypicture t1_j4651fs wrote

Moneybags with a P3. I had to make do with my pentium 380 MHz.

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xShooK t1_j44io86 wrote

Grabbed 3 antminers when they released first edition. Those mining rigs plus 2 gaming pcs in the dining room between two rooms kept it fairly toasty with fans blowing to rooms.

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